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Re: [Roadsters] Coil resister

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Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Coil resister
From: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 17:05:30 -0800
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It was written:
> it is a condenser that is intended to reduce static in the radio...
> ...leaving it disconnected shouldn't hurt anything either

To humbly disagree, I believe the condenser on the coil itself is for
radio noise suppression. The condenser on the distributor is much
more important and keeps the points from being rapidly destroyed.
Unless you've converted to an electronic dizzy, you really want to
have it on there.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
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